Schools, colleges urged to observe Patriots' Day
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 26 2022:
Joint Students' Co-ordination Committee (JSCC) has urged schools and colleges in the state to organise Patriots' Day observance programmes on August 13 and conduct patriotic songs, poem and debating competitions.
In a release, JSCC convenor S Bidyananda informed that it will observe Patriots' Day on August 13 at Imphal College to pay tribute and remember the supreme sacrifices made by Manipuri forefathers
to uphold the sovereign status of Manipur in the Anglo-Manipuri war in 1891 .
While highlighting the importance of observing Patriots' Day in imparting the sense of patriotism among youth, the convenor
urged schools and colleges to organise the commemorative event in their respective institutions on August 13 and cautioned that the committee will carry out checks to oversee if schools and colleges organise
the event or not.
Further informing that it will organise debating and painting competition as part of the Patriots' Day observance, the convenor called upon students who intend to participate in the competitions to obtain entry forms from the offices of AMSU, MSF, KSA and SUK with effect from July 27 .